Diamond in the Basalt

We are now accepting table applications for our first Shrinking Violet Society annual event! The purpose of this gathering is to celebrate the growth and success of our organization over the past year, and create a one of a kind social atmosphere that integrates the good work of our local business partners.

So mark your calendars [...]

Not ten minutes past downtown Spokane, there are goats. Goats and a farm full of possibility.
Eden Brightspirit Hendrix addresses a circle of attentive farmers, families, and rag-tag twenty-somethings. The vision she describes brings the frost-bitten landscape to life.

“We’re in the orchard. Just past those horses, we’ll have a mobile chicken coop that travels around the [...]

Last Friday night a good number of Violets came together to play, converse, eat and sleep. We then woke up to eat some more before getting down to the business of creating our Mission and planning for the celebration of our first year together. Violet member Jane Silver offered up a cozy place for us to [...]

If you ask someone a question about the MAC here in town, the person might have no idea what you’re talking about. The NW Museum of Arts and Culture, otherwise known as the “MAC”, has been around Spokane a very long time, but nestled away in its Browne’s Addition location it goes, more often than [...]

The holidays can be a stressful time with all the hustle and bustle going on. There are so many parties and other celebrations to attend, all the shopping and worrying about money, and in our region we often have to contend with the weather as well. It’s important to take a little time for yourself [...]